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For those properly prepared, the bear market is not only a calamity but an opportunity.

John Templeton

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John Templeton
Age: 95 †
Born: 1912
Born: November 29
Died: 2008
Died: July 8
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Investor
Merchant
Winchester
Tennessee
John Marks Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton
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Bear
Market
Bears
Prepared

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